Henry Carter Hull

A charming, gorgeously illustrated botanical encyclopedia for your favorite romantic, local witch, bride-to-be, or green-thumbed friend. Floriography is a full-color guide to the historical uses and secret meanings behind an impressive array of flowers and herbs. The book explores the coded significances associated with various blooms, from flowers for a lover to flowers for an enemy. The language of flowers was historically used as a means of secret...

On t.p.: An ingenious new key system for quick, positive field identification of the wildflowers, flowering shrubs and vines of Northeastern and North-central North America.

"Start from the very beginning and learn to make your own unique, exciting paper flowers Paper flowers are ideal for any crafter: The results are stunning but the steps to get there are achievable at any skill level. Build a Flower will teach the basic techniques needed for crafting paper flowers, building upon skills as it moves through a select number of flowers and focusing on key tips: what type of paper works best, petal shapes that work for...

Bulb gardening in the southwestern and southern United States presents challenges unknown in cooler climates. Bulbs that turn Holland into a kaleidoscope of color droop and fade in our mild winters, hot summers, and uncertain rainfall. Yet hundreds of native and naturalized species of bulbs thrive in these same conditions and offer as many colors, shapes, and fragrances as even the most demanding gardener desires. These are the bulbs that Thad Howard...

Margery Fish was the voice of gardening in the 1960s and her advice and enthusiasm for horticulture has stood the test of time. In her imaginative adaption of the traditional cottage garden style that she saw disappearing around her, she brought together old-fashioned plants and contemporary plants in the same vein. Today's mixed borders are a direct descendant of the style Margery Fish created at East Lambrook Manor in Somerset, now once again open...

Libro especializado que se ajusta al desarrollo de la cualificación profesional y adquisición de certificados de profesionalidad. Manual imprescindible para la formación y la capacitación, que se basa en los principios de la cualificación y dinamización del conocimiento, como premisas para la mejora de la empleabilidad y eficacia para el desempeño del trabajo.

Here is Montague Free's classic work on how to successfully propagate and care for African violets. This book provides extensive information on all aspects of growing this popular house plant. Among the book's many photographs are examples of the most popular and newest varieties of saintpaulias, as well as sequence pictures, which give step-by-step directions on propagating, potting, watering, and fertilizing your plants.

Agatha Albright te enseña a diseñar un impresionante jardín de flores para todas las estaciones. ¡Prepara, cultiva, cosecha y arregla magníficos arreglos florales para que tu césped luzca espectacular! - Prepara tu espacio para un crecimiento óptimo. - Crecer en todo tipo de espacios. - Crecer entre todas las estaciones. - Aprende sobre los tipos de plantas más impresionantes. - Paso a paso.

Fuchsias-The New Cultivars follows George Bartlett's first volume, Fuchsias-A Colour Guide, profiling another 1500 newly created cultivars with over 500 colour photographs. Starting with practical advice from an expert on how to care for this beautiful plant, it then updates the fuchsia enthusiast and specialist with entries on the very latest cultivars. This popular format describes each flower, colour, foliage and habit, giving: notes on hardiness,...

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